Bypassing My Router

MrSpecial · 07-20-2006, 05:03 PM

Hello, for quite a few months, I have been having problems with some of my online games. I called my ISP, Comcast, and the games' company, and neither of them have any idea what I need to do to fix this problem. I am using a Belkin F5D7230-4 router, and so far, I have tried every idea except for one..

Comcast told me that I should try to bypass my router and see if this fixes the problem. This is where the problem comes in. I really have no idea how to bypass my router. I have tried putting my PC in the DMZ of my router, which didn't work. Is this what was meant by bypassing it? I have googled this and searched the forums for something like it, but I couldn't find what I was looking for.

What I'm asking is, how exactly would I bypass my Belkin router? Am I supposed to connect my computer to the phone line or modem itself? Or what?

brady · 07-20-2006, 05:07 PM

bypass :

Unplug the ethernet/USB cable from your router LAN/WAN port, then plug the ethernet/USB cable directly from the Modem into your machine.

This will test if the issue is truly your router's fault.

Law · 07-20-2006, 07:04 PM

What exactly seem to be the problem with your games? You have Steam?

MrSpecial · 07-21-2006, 11:40 AM

Thank you, I shall try to this tonight.

As for my games not working, it is mainly my Battlefield 2 and Battlefield Vietnam. Whenever I try to play online, every server has an extremely high ping, being over 500. Recently, I have been having problems with the game Diablo II(and its expansion) giving me a lot of lag. As for Steam, every time I play Day Of Defeat Source, after an hour or so, my Internet connection ceases, and I find that all my IP settings are deleted. Meaning I no longer have an IP address. Even after telling Windows to use a certain IP, it still gets deleted. To fix the DoD problem, all I need to do is restart my computer(but it still gets annoying).

I have checked my ports, and the right ones are indeed open. My Battlefield 1942 works fine. This problem didn't always happen, it just started a few months ago for no apparent reason.

07-20-2006, 05:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
MrSpecial Junior Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71	Bypassing My Router Hello, for quite a few months, I have been having problems with some of my online games. I called my ISP, Comcast, and the games' company, and neither of them have any idea what I need to do to fix this problem. I am using a Belkin F5D7230-4 router, and so far, I have tried every idea except for one.. Comcast told me that I should try to bypass my router and see if this fixes the problem. This is where the problem comes in. I really have no idea how to bypass my router. I have tried putting my PC in the DMZ of my router, which didn't work. Is this what was meant by bypassing it? I have googled this and searched the forums for something like it, but I couldn't find what I was looking for. What I'm asking is, how exactly would I bypass my Belkin router? Am I supposed to connect my computer to the phone line or modem itself? Or what?

07-20-2006, 05:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
brady Wizard Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,665	bypass : Unplug the ethernet/USB cable from your router LAN/WAN port, then plug the ethernet/USB cable directly from the Modem into your machine. This will test if the issue is truly your router's fault. __________________

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07-20-2006, 07:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Law Wizard Techie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,171	What exactly seem to be the problem with your games? You have Steam?

07-21-2006, 11:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
MrSpecial Junior Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 71	Thank you, I shall try to this tonight. As for my games not working, it is mainly my Battlefield 2 and Battlefield Vietnam. Whenever I try to play online, every server has an extremely high ping, being over 500. Recently, I have been having problems with the game Diablo II(and its expansion) giving me a lot of lag. As for Steam, every time I play Day Of Defeat Source, after an hour or so, my Internet connection ceases, and I find that all my IP settings are deleted. Meaning I no longer have an IP address. Even after telling Windows to use a certain IP, it still gets deleted. To fix the DoD problem, all I need to do is restart my computer(but it still gets annoying). I have checked my ports, and the right ones are indeed open. My Battlefield 1942 works fine. This problem didn't always happen, it just started a few months ago for no apparent reason.